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Fasciotomy

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Incision of fascia

2
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Fibromyalgia

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Pain of fibrous connective tissue and muscles

3
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Leiomyoma

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Tumor (benign( of a smooth muscle

4
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Leiomyosarcoma

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Tumor (malignant) of smooth muscle

5
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Myalgia

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Pain of muscle

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Electromygraphy

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Process of recording the electricity in muscle

7
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Myopathy

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Disease of muscle

8
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Myocardial

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Pertaining to heart muscle

9
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Myositis

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inflammation of muscle

10
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Plantar flexion

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Bending downward to the sole of the foot

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Rhabdomyoma

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Tumor (benign) of a skeletal muscle

12
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Sarcopennia

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Loss of muscle mass and strength associated with aging

13
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Myasthenia Gravis

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Condition of muscle weakness caused by failure in transmission of nervous impulses from a nerve to muscle cell

14
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Atrophy

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Decrease in size of normally developed organ or tissue; wasting of tissue

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Hypertrophy

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Excessive development (increase in cell size)

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Amyotrophic

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Pertaining to loss of muscle development (in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis muscles can’t move because of degeneration of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord)

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Abduction

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Process of carrying away (muscle is pulled away from the midline of the body)

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Adduction

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Process of carrying toward (muscle is pulled toward the midline of the body)

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Polymyalgia

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Pain of many muscles

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